A Happy Child

Enjoy this poem

My house is red - a little house; A happy child am I. I laugh and play the whole day long, I hardly ever cry. I have a tree, a green, green tree, To shade me from the sun; And under it I often sit, When all my play is done.

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cry

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day red sun

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The sun shines in the sky. I have a red pen.

Read and match the words with the pictures. Draw a line. I am a boy. boy I am a girl.

Fun with colours

Fill in the box with the right colour.

4 What is the colour of the happy childs house? 4 What is the colour of your house? 4 What is the colour of the tree? 4 What is the colour of the sun?
Lets talk

Is there a tree growing near your house? 4 Tell us about the tree. Is it big or small? 4 Do you like the tree? What is the name of the tree?

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Lets share
There are many kinds of houses. Circle the ones you have seen.

hut

Lets draw

Draw your house here and talk about it.

How do you feel

4 When you get a new dress? 4 When you get hurt?

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igloo flat
bungalow

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Draw and say happy sad ________ ________

4 When you share your things? 4 When you are ill?

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Collect pictures of a cat, a cow, a dog and a sheep from old books or newspapers and paste them below.

Trace over the dotted lines and complete the monkeys tail.

A cat

A cow

A dog

A sheep

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Monkey, monkey on a tree, Swing, swing, swing, swing.

The following have lost their babies. Trace along the maze using different colours and find them. One has been done for you.

cow dog

cat

duck

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butterfly

kangaroo

Three Little Pigs

Listen and enjoy this story
Once there were three little pigs, Sonu, Monu and Gonu. Sonu lived in a house of straw. Monu lived in a house of sticks and

One day a big bad wolf came to Sonus house. He said, I will huff and puff and I will blow your house down. So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down. Sonu ran to Monus house. The wolf came to Monus house. He said, I will huff and puff and I will blow your house down. So he huffed and he puffed and he blew Monus house down.

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Sonu and Monu ran to Gonus house. The wolf came to Gonus house. He said, I will huff and puff and I will blow your house down. So he huffed and he puffed but he could not blow the brick house down. It was very strong. The wolf went away and Sonu, Monu and Gonu lived happily together in the red brick house.

New words
and bad

Lets read
The wolf was big and bad. The pig was not big.

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big but not one

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Reading is fun
4 How many pigs were there? 4 What did the big wolf say to the pigs?

Lets talk
4 Was the wolf good or bad? 4 What is your house made of?

Lets share

4 Who is good? 4 Who is bad?

Lets act

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pig wolf

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4 Imagine you are at home when the wolf huffs and puffs. 4 Act out the story of the wolf and three pigs.

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Say aloud
1. One 2. Two 3. Three 4. Four 5. Five 6. Six

Lets draw
Join the dots from 1 to 10 to make the house. Then colour the picture.

2 3

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There are farm animals, water animals and jungle animals in this picture. Help the animals reach their homes. Draw lines.

hen dog horse

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crocodile bear buffalo

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frog

FARM

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monkey

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rhinoceros giraffe

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JUNGLE

Sing

WATER

Bow wow, says the dog, Mew mew, says the cat, Bleat bleat, says the goat, Roar roar, says the lion, Hello, hello, says the child.

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Poem A Happy Child Story Three Little Pigs

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Teacher's Pages

The emphasis in this book is on developing language skills by using the mother tongue in the initial stages. The teachers encouragement and motivation are very important. Children are curious and love to try things in their own little ways. Do not correct their mistakes. Focus on the process of learning and remember that the child needs to be given activities that are exciting and stimulating. The first Unit is about introducing the child to a process of learning following the concept from near to far. Allow them to talk and help them to express their thoughts by use of their mother tongue, visuals, pictures, sketches, single word questions and answers. As you introduce the text (both the poem and the story), encourage all the children to participate. 4 Develop listening skills Read the poem/story aloud to the children. Read it with emphasis on clear speech and correct pauses at commas and full stops. 4 Develop pronunciation Let the children read aloud after you. Make them repeat blow, flow, glow brick, kick, stick

4 Exposure to language Use sight words in the classroom by putting visuals and cue cards. Let children read these: bad bed red big cot bun sun

4 Develop speaking skills 1. Encourage children to walk and jump like different animals. Let them make the sounds of huff, puff' etc. with force. 2. Write two-letter words on the blackboard such as am, he, in, is, it, me, my, so and start a contextual conversation by saying, She is a girl, I am a teacher, Please give me a pencil, He is a boy, You are so far away, It is a warm/cold day etc. Provide opportunities to children for working and playing together in

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small groups. It will promote interaction, togetherness and team spirit besides encouragement for natural expressions. 3. Conversation based on Role play Divide your class into four groups: Red , Yellow , Blue , Green l Let each group make a house. l Red a hut Blue a flat Yellow a bungalow Green an igloo Red and Blue groups have to talk about all the objects in their houses. Yellow and Green groups have to MATERIAL REQUIRED talk about objects around their houses. Method Each group uses lowl Boxes/old cartons c o s t w a s t e m a t e r i a l ( e . g . for collecting leaves, twigs... newspapers, cardboard, grass, Pencils / spoons, beads, leaves, matchsticks, etc.) to string etc. draw, sketch, construct or act out a scene from their house. Develop writing skills / fine motor coordination 4

Writing needs practice before it becomes spontaneous and neat. In making the strokes show the child how to hold the pencil and use it safely. Encourage children to make different patterns/basic strokes by drawing them on the blackboard, slate/paper. Put two letter and three letter words on flash cards and show them to the children. Let them recognise the words. Raising awareness 4 Talk about turning off taps and not wasting water.

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